General Motors Europe has released photos of its redesigned five-door Corsa set to make its global debut alongside the three-door model at this year’s British international motor show in London in July.
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GMW claims the new model has “added practicality that makes it more versatile than the average five-door supermini”.
The redesigned model is slightly larger than its predecessor – 183mm longer, 61mm wider and 52mm taller and, like the larger and critically-acclaimed Astra, redesigned in 2004, deliberately has a different look to the three-door, which is aimed at a younger, sportier market.
GM Europe’s design chief Bryan Nesbitt said; “Dynamics and functionality are not mutually exclusive. Our new five-door Corsa, like its big brother Astra, renders a completely unique design for the three-door versus the five-door. In short, these are tailor-made cars for different types of customer.”
As well as more passenger space than the outgoing car, the boot can carry up to 1,100 litres with the seats down.
The expanded luggage space is due to a new system known as ‘DualFloor’, where the load bay can be set on two different height levels thanks to a removable top floor panel. When removed, the top panel can be used as a vertical divider to separate the load bay into two sections, helping to prevent shopping from rolling around the load bay.
A further innovation is ‘FlexFix’ – an integral carrier system similar to that shown on the 2004 Opel Trixx concept car. Available as an option on all new Corsas, FlexFix is pulled out from the rear bumper of the car like a drawer and can safely carry two bicycles, yet retracts into the bumper when not in use.
Five-door versions of new Corsa will have the same engine line-up as the three-door, with 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4-litre petrol engines, plus a 1.3-litre CDTi common-rail diesel, producing 70 or 90PS. An all-new 1.7-litre CDTi unit with 125PS will also be available.
